Section 2. No member of said commission shall hold any public office except that of justice of the peace, notary public, or be a candidate for public office, or member or employee of any political committee. If any member of the commission shall be nominated as a candidate for public office and shall not in writing decline said nomination within three days, he shall be deemed to have vacated his office as a member of said commission.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 55b - The State Ballot Law Commission
Section 1 - Establishment and Membership of Commission
Section 2 - Members Holding or Nominated for Public Office
Section 3 - Compensation; Record of Proceedings; Clerical Assistance
Section 4 - Powers and Duties of Commission
Section 5 - Objections; Federal, State, and County Offices
Section 6 - Signatures; Review; Correction
Section 7 - Objections; City and Town Offices
Section 8 - Notice of Objections
Section 9 - Hearings on Objections
Section 11 - Vacating Nominations; Nonexisting Persons; False Names